Eye on the Storm

On Wednesday December 28th, St. John's was on display to the nation unlike ever before. Fox Sports was given all-access to both Xavier and the Red Storm, both coaches mic'd up, no commercials, everything the players hear the viewer got to hear. And what happened in Queens was St. John's getting stripped naked for all to see. The score didn't tell the story of this game as a lat...

With the Holidays in the rearview mirror, Big East basketball is fully underway. With UConn the clear leader of the pack, the Huskies seems to be poised for a big season. But the rest of the conference seems to be full of question marks. To help weave through the madness we're joined by the great John Fanta of Fox Sports.  John and Dave discuss St. John's and their status in the Big East...

St. John's restarted its Big East season after coming home from Florida State by heading to Villanova. Looking for some revenge from the Big East tournament loss last March, St. John's was trying to win its 12th game of the year, but standing in the way was Kyle Neptune's Wildcats. St. John's started the game hot and led by 11, and then it all fell apart. The Johnnies allowed V...

The Johnnies hit the road to cap off their non-conference schedule on 12/17/22, taking on Leonard Hamilton and the Florida State Seminoles. St. John's made sure their offense was on the plane as they hung 93 points on FSU to improve to 11-1 on the season, finishing their non-conference schedule with just one loss. It was another career day for Joel Soriano, Dylan Addae-Wusu had a career high...

St. John's kicked off Big East play on December 7th, as they welcomed DePaul to Carnesecca Arena. The first two teams to square off in Big East conference play, the Red Storm handled business from start to finish to beat DePaul 86-67. DePaul came into the game shorthanded and well...short. Their lack of size was a focal point for St. John's on offense as they went into the paint all game...

It was the first true road game of the season for Mike Anderson's crew as they headed to Ames to take on the #23 Iowa State Cyclones. St. John's came out flat and never recovered as the staunch defense from ISU proved to be too much to overcome.  St. John's never got their offense going, their stars were not good enough and there was no second half magic to save them this time. What...

St. John's took down Niagara 78-70 on November 26th inside Carnesecca Arena, but it wasn't as easy as it should have been. After being ahead 19 points, things got dicey in the 2nd half, and without Posh Alexander and Rafael Pinzon, the Johnnies had to grind out a win. Joel Soriano continues his monster season, posting his 6th double double of the year, while St. John's had to find a...

It was back to back late nights for the Johnnies and fans-alike as the Red Storm are bringing the hardware back to Queens! St. John's took down Temple on 11/20/22 and followed that up with an overtime victory against rival and former Big East foe, Syracuse.  St. John's struggled early on in both games but when it mattered most, they buckled down and let their defense lead to offense. Dav...

It was a busy week for St. John's which featured both Brandon Gardner and Yaxel Lendeborg signing their National Letters of Intent, as well as two basketball games. The first was a win on 11/15/22 against Central Connecticut, 91-74.  (18:06) The second, a come from behind blow-out 70-50 win in the Gavitt Games over Fred Hoiberg's Nebraska Cornhuskers. Joined once again by Kevin Connelly...

St. John's improved to 2-0 on 11/12/22 after beating Lafayette 83-68 inside Carnesecca Arena. I'm joined by Kevin Connelly from StormthePaint.com to break down the game. We discuss the sluggish first half, the second half adjustments, Joel Soriano's takeover and more. We check in on the storylines of the season as St. John's will look to make it three wins in a row as they are...

The season is finally here! St. John's opened the season against Merrimack on 11/7/22 at Carnesecca Arena and left victorious. After the 97-72 win, we look back on what went right and what went wrong. 29 Turnovers is unacceptable, and the 3 point defense was lacking. The bright spots were certainly David Jones, Rafael Pinzon and Montez Mathis. Lets break it down and get ready for game 2 again...

With just a few days until the start of the 2022-2023 St. John's Basketball season, Director of Athletics Mike Cragg joins the pod to discuss all things Red Storm hoops. We touch on what he's been able to bring to St. John's from his many years at Duke, expectations for the season, schedule news, MSG, Carnesecca Arena changes, news about beer and so much more! After the Mike Cragg i...

While St. John's was in the process of beating Adelphi on 10/26/22, at 7:30pm JUCO All-American Yaxel Lendeborg announced his commitment to St. John's. He joins 4 Star Forward Brandon Gardner to round out the class of 2023 for St. John's. The Arizona Western Forward joins the Eye on the Storm Podcast to discuss his commitment, his journey, and what's next before he arrives in Q...

With less than 2 weeks until the regular season I'm joined by one of the voices of St. John's Basketball, Brandon Tierney. Sitting side-by-side with John Minko on the radio for Johnnies games, there's no one better to break down the state of St. John's basketball then BT.  We go through last season's disappointment, what needs to happen this season, the impact of NIL and M...

St. John's Basketball Media Day was October 13th. On episode 14 I go over my conversation with Coach Mike Anderson, the expectations he has for this team, fixing the free throw issues from last season, and who will be the guy(s) to step up to hit some threes. (10:05) I had a very candid conversation with Andre Curbelo in which he claimed he thinks he is the best pure point guard in the countr...

On episode lucky number thirteen, Tim Taylor, 1/4 of the Red Storm Chasers podcast and Patrick Kane of The Red Storm Rapid Reaction Podcast join David Berov to preview the St. John's season ahead. (4:30) Roster break down, minute allocation, (33:19) schedule dissection, (48:50) Season predictions, superlatives and so much more.  Make sure you all check out the Red Storm Chasers podcast with T...

On episode 12 St. John's great Julian Champagnie sits down with David Berov as they go through his time from 2019 to covid-19 to draft day.  (2:29) Julian walks us through his 1st year at St. John's, from hitting the freshman wall and hearing Coach Anderson's wrath to learning how much work it takes to take your game to the next level. Julian talks about his first NBA combine after...

St. John's is back from their International Trip to the Dominican Republic and we break it all down. What were our takeaways from the three games, who stood out? We spoke to members of the team, administration, coaches and got some great information about the week long bonding experience. (12:29) Then Billy and Dave are joined by the Center for the St. John's basketball team, Joel Sorian...

Dave starts episode 10 by going over what he saw at the media invite practice on August 4th and August 5th at the Season Ticket Holder event. Who stood out? Who will be the leader? And what is the coaching staff focusing on ahead of the international trip to the Dominican Republic on August 11. Quick recruiting update on 4 Star Carl Cherenfant and a visitor on campus that ties into the theme of th...

On today's episode we are joined by another all-time great in St. John's basketball history. One of the greatest scorers to wear a Red Storm jersey, Marcus Hatten talks to Dave and Billy about his incredible two years under Head Coach Mike Jarvis. How did he handle being the straw that stirs the drink during two post-season runs? Amazing stories like playing against John Linehan and hitt...

Dave and Billy are back together for Episode 8 and are joined by the Director of Basketball Operations for St. John's Basketball. But first a quick update on former Johnnies turned NBA Players Julian Champagnie and Aaron Wheeler, another recruiting update featuring Carl Cherenfant, Silas Demary Jr., and (13:10) priority #1 for St. John's right now - Brandon Williams. (17:12) We chat with...

4 Star PF Brandon Gardner has committed to Coach Mike Anderson and the St. John's Red Storm! Gardner is a consensus top 100 recruit and the highest ranked recruit in the Mike Anderson era in Queens.  We're joined by Zach Braziller of the NY Post to break down the commitment, what kind of player Gardner is and just what this means for the staff and the future for St. John's. Zach als...

BREAKING NEWS - 4 Star Power Forward Brandon Gardner commits to St. John's!  It's a beautiful Monday for Johnnie Nation as the first member of the class of 2023 has landed for Coach Mike Anderson and the St. John's staff.  Brandon Gardner sits down for an EXCLUSIVE 1 on 1 interview with the Eye on the Storm Podcast just moments after he makes his commitment announcement! Welcome to...

It's a solo pod today as Dave goes one on one with the fiery sharp shooter, D'Angelo Harrison. Still the 3rd all-time leading scorer in St. John's history, the Houston native covered it all. From the time he met Kobe Bryant on campus to his relationship with Coach Steve Lavin. Harrison was open about his growth and maturity while in college and spoke about how much inspiration he dr...

It's a packed episode 4! We've got a big recruiting update (8:28) featuring updates on visits from Brandon Williams, Silas Demary Jr., Elijah Gertrude and Carl Cherenfant. (2:59) Checking in on Julian Champagnie and Aaron Wheeler with NBA workouts,  and two interviews! First with Vin Ochani one of the founding partners of Storm Marketing LLC, followed by a trip down memory lane with the...